Legumes and legume mixes
Presentation at 10th Organic Producers’ Conference. Common ground: agroecology, food sovereignty and organic farming in practice
Give peas a chance! A farmer’s experience of growing organic pulses
Presentation at 10th Organic Producers’ Conference. Common ground: agroecology, food sovereignty and organic farming in practice
Legumes leys: improving fertility building, forage quality and biodiversity
Presentation at 9th Organic Producers’ Conference: Practical research and innovation – diversity in practice
Review of research on legumes and grasses for forage and grazing
Presentation at 9th Organic Producers’ Conference: Practical research and innovation – diversity in practice
Mainfold green manures - part IV
Legumes in fertility-building leys
Manifold green manures - part III
Although many organic farmers rely on white and red clover to provide fertility, there are many more leguminous species available with interesting traits. In the third part of a series of articles on lesser-known legumes (first published in the Organic Grower) Dr. Thomas Döring and Louisa Winkler review two species; Black medic (Medicago lupilina) and lucerne (Medicago sativa), using information from the literature and the Legume LINK project, which was led by the Organic Research Centre from 2008 to 2012.
Technical leaflet 9: Fertility Building Leys
Conclusions from the Leg Link project Using legume-based mixtures to enhance the nitrogen use efficiency and economic viability of cropping systems. (LegLINK)
Manifold green manures
Using diverse legume mixtures can simultaneously fulfil several functions in the rotation, such as building soil fertility, enhancing weed control, and supporting biodiversity